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Frances Nungester Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
726 Tammy St Sw
Decatur, AL 35603
Phone
(256) 552-3079
District
Decatur City
County
MORGAN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
399
Classroom Teachers
20

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alabama

5

(10 is best)

Better than 42.4% of all AL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Frances Nungester Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
53%
52%
55%
63%
51%
42%
53%
52%
55%
63%
51%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
26%
48%
30%
58%
22%
38%
26%
48%
30%
58%
22%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
35%
50%
50%
63%
19%
37%
35%
50%
50%
63%
19%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
16
20
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 35 8.8%
Kindergarten 84 21.1%
Grade 1 65 16.3%
Grade 2 63 15.8%
Grade 3 51 12.8%
Grade 4 51 12.8%
Grade 5 50 12.5%
Total 399 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 22.4% 30.5% 53.1%
Black 46.6% 30.8% 32.7%
Hispanic 29.9% 37.1% 11.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 1.0% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.6% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 83.5% 73.4% 60.7%
Free lunch eligible 77.7% 68.4% 55.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.8% 5.0% 5.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 57,760 5,108,468
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,058.0 101
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.4% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.6% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.9% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 18.1% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 23,888 1,969,105
Single Parent Households With Children 10.3% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.1% 88.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.8% 27.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.6% 14.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.4% 15.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.1% 12.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.8% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.0% 16.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.5% 13.5%
$15,000 or less 7.8% 11.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,178 $70,859,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $730 $6,326,000 4.7%
Staff $729 $6,321,000 4.7%
General Administration $206 $1,781,000 1.3%
School Administration $821 $7,115,000 5.3%
Operation $1,775 $15,377,000 11.4%
Transportation $475 $4,120,000 3.0%
Other $202 $1,749,000 1.3%
Total Support $4,938 $42,789,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,480 $21,488,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $15,596 $135,136,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,660 $4,986,044,000 49.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $892 $667,831,000 6.6%
Staff $530 $397,090,000 3.9%
General Administration $319 $238,835,000 2.3%
School Administration $683 $511,541,000 5.0%
Operation $1,140 $853,197,000 8.4%
Transportation $570 $427,092,000 4.2%
Other $285 $213,397,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,420 $3,308,983,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,521 $1,887,249,000 18.5%
Total Expenditures $13,601 $10,182,276,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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